Deb here again. It was so lovely to wake up and see Lake Ontario across the road! We took our time at the campsite and then drove into town to visit Fort Ontario. It had been years since I’d been there and John didn’t think he’d ever visited, so it was time to go. The Fort has done a nice job with some newer exhibits and we enjoyed trying to follow the rich and complicated history of it all.
We then went downtown and parked near Riverfront Coffee, a newish coffee shop. Oswego keeps cleaning itself up and the downtown area, especially by the river, just keeps improving.
By this time it was time to head back to the RV Park so I could meet friends at Rudy’s for a 12:30 lunch. Jacque, Sheila, Maggie and Laurie were all there and it was great to catch up at a picnic table outside and some good Rudy’s food (fish sandwich, the best). John hung out with us for a bit and then took off to visit the Maritime Museum in town. Since he’d taken the van I’d packed a “bliss bag” (his words, not mine) and left it on one of our camp chairs at the site. I changed into my bathing suit and headed down the beach for a swim. Heavenly. Clear water and sunny skies. I sat on the beach for quite awhile with my Kindle and thought again how lucky I was to grow up right on this beautiful lake.
Once John returned we walked over to Bev’s for ice cream and ordered Mexican sundaes in my mom’s honor, those were her favorite.
There was an informal reunion gathering at GS Steamers in town, so we went there at 6:30. Lots of people there and good to catch up with old friends and meet some new faces. By 8:30 the two of us were all talked out. We’d made the mistake of not eating dinner beforehand, so we walked to the Press Box across the street and managed to sneak in an order before their kitchen closed at 9. Clam chowder, tuna sandwiches and back in the van to crash for the evening.
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